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YMCA-YWCA tries to fend off attempt to build a road near Camp Thunderbird

YMCA-YWCA tries to fend off attempt to build a road near Camp Thunderbird

An Alberta company that had mineral claims on land near the camp has been fighting for years to gain vehicle access, says the YMCA-YWCA head
B.C. Police Act changes pave way for better oversight, governance

B.C. Police Act changes pave way for better oversight, governance

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is bringing in changes to its Police Act to improve governance and oversight of municipal police departments in the province. The legislation, if passed, would expand the jurisdictions of B.C.
One man hurt in second Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­shooting within days

One man hurt in second Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­shooting within days

VANCOUVER — A 46-year-old man has been injured in a shooting in Vancouver's downtown core, the second such incident in the area in less than a week. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­police say officers responded to reports of shots fired at around 7:50 p.m.
B.C. to get wildfire training and education centre in response to expert task force

B.C. to get wildfire training and education centre in response to expert task force

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — British Columbia's premier says a training and education centre for wildfire fighters will be established in response to recommendations by a task force that looked into last year's catastrophic wildfires.
Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island in an effort to reunite the young orca with its extended family.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site

VANCOUVER — The mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­says the city is disappointed about the new location of an overdose prevention site in the downtown core.
Chinese Communist Party-linked media targeted B.C. MP, inquiry hears

Chinese Communist Party-linked media targeted B.C. MP, inquiry hears

Chinese-language news outlets operating in B.C. with links to the Chinese Communist Party provided ample negative coverage of Kenny Chiu, portraying him as an anti-China candidate, according to Canadian intelligence sources.
Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

VANCOUVER — Residents forced out of a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­homeless encampment will be allowed back in this week after the city completed a cleanup of the site.
Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks

Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks

VICTORIA — The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways.
Royal B.C. Museum reopens some exhibits in First Peoples Gallery

Royal B.C. Museum reopens some exhibits in First Peoples Gallery

The ceremonial house has been repainted for the first time since 1977 by family members, and two languages have been added to the Our Living Languages exhibit